sinke

Formed from sense 2 "to delay" (see Etymology 2 below)

sinke c (singular definite sinken, plural indefinite sinker)

1. (dated) Person, especially (school) children, who is lacking in intelligence compared to their peers.
2. (informal, derogatory) fool, idiot

• idiot
• psykopat

• taber

From Old Norse seinka, derived from seinn (“late”)

sinke (imperative sink, infinitive at sinke, present tense sinker, past tense sinkede, perfect tense sinket)

1. to delay

   Synonym: forsinke

Derived from German Zinke.

sinke c (singular definite sinken, plural indefinite sinker)

1. tenon

Derived from German zinken

sinke (imperative sink, infinitive at sinke, present tense sinker, past tense sinkede, perfect tense sinket)

1. to tenon

• “sinke” in Den Danske Ordbog

sinke

1. partitive plural of sink

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sinke

1. inflection of sinken:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

From Middle High German sinken, from Old High German sinkan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋkə/
• Rhymes: -iŋkə
• Syllabification: sin‧ke

sinke

1. to sink

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Old Frisian sinka, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋkə/

sinke

1. to sink

• “sinke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011